Internal Funding: SURFF Summer 2024, START FY25

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 18:14:56 -0500

Dear Colleagues,

Please be aware that there is about a month left before the February 16th deadlines for the internal SURFF Summer 2024 and START 2024-2025 seed funding programs:

UMBC Summer Research Faculty Fellowship (SURFF)

Supports tenure-track UMBC faculty members who have not yet received tenure in pursuing research and creative achievement projects during the summer. Priority will be given to faculty members who have not previously received SURFF/SFF funding.

$8,000 toward the recipient's Summer 2024 salary

UMBC Strategic Awards for Research Transitions (START)

Supports full-time, PI-eligible members of the UMBC faculty, at the assistant rank and above, to advance their research and creative achievement endeavors, to compete more effectively for external support, and to pursue new areas of inquiry.

Priority will be given to those who have not received START awards in recent years, and prior recipients are ineligible to apply for three years after the end date of their last START award.

Up to $25,000 for the 2024-2025 academic year

Any questions not answered by the solicitations linked above should be directed to Dr. Don Engel, donengel@umbc.edu, Associate Vice President for Strategic Research Initiatives.